The document provides tips and ideas for kumihimo braiding. It recommends using a color diagram of threads on a paper wheel sketch to ensure the thread order matches after each round. It also suggests numbering threads if worried about order, pointing the last moved thread up in its slot if stopping, and marking the wheel with two sets of eight tabs. Finally, it introduces the "Hira Nami Yatsu Gumi" eight-strand ribbon pattern but notes it is not good for foam wheels as it requires sliding side strands closer.
The document provides tips and ideas for kumihimo braiding. It recommends using a color diagram of threads on a paper wheel sketch to ensure the thread order matches after each round. It also suggests numbering threads if worried about order, pointing the last moved thread up in its slot if stopping, and marking the wheel with two sets of eight tabs. Finally, it introduces the "Hira Nami Yatsu Gumi" eight-strand ribbon pattern but notes it is not good for foam wheels as it requires sliding side strands closer.
The document provides tips and ideas for kumihimo braiding. It recommends using a color diagram of threads on a paper wheel sketch to ensure the thread order matches after each round. It also suggests numbering threads if worried about order, pointing the last moved thread up in its slot if stopping, and marking the wheel with two sets of eight tabs. Finally, it introduces the "Hira Nami Yatsu Gumi" eight-strand ribbon pattern but notes it is not good for foam wheels as it requires sliding side strands closer.
Kumihimo color diagram of your threads. Tips and Ideas Using Kongo GUmi, the order of the threads doesn't change. So if your threads don't match the sketch after a full "round" of moves, you've made an error somewhere.
The disk-shaped top of a Marudai is called a Kagami,
"mirror", because you "reflect" the position of a thread.
A Kumihimo bobbin is called a "Tama". You
can make them out of plastic milk cartons. If you're worried your threads will get out of order, you can number them.
TIP: If you have to stop, put the end of the last
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thread moved pointing up in its slot.
www.thegenieslamp.com/kumihimo TIP: You might wish to mark your wheel with two sets of eight tabs.
"Hira Nami Yatsu Gumi" is a family of
patterns for a ribbon using eight strands.
Hira Nami Yatsu Gumi isI not so good for
a foam wheel because you slide the side strands closer together in the next step: